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• I W THURSDAY, MAR. 12, 1953 THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, Livestock Men to See Demonstration Scholarships to School Sponsored , Of Breeding Stock at Fairgrounds ORE. MOUND THE FARM Early potato planting time is make a dense stave that will not here. Everyone has their own soak up the silage acid. la vente varieties and one of the The base of upright silos and meat popular is Bliss Triumph. ! the floor and walls of trench .It is a round, red potato of excel silos should also be made of a lent flavor that matures early. dense concrete. The concrete mix Earliest of All is also a good should use at least 6 bags of potato. In spite of its name it is cement in each yard of concrete. not as early as Bliss Triumph. It This will make a concrete dense enough so it will not absorb is white skinned and flat. acids. There may be some etch Common varieties such as Bur bank, Netted Gems and White ing on the exposed surfaces but Roae can also be used as early this can be repaired by regular potatoes if they are lanted early. maintenance. Walls of concrete stave silos They won't mature as early as the true early potatoes, however. and trench silos will need occas If you buy good seed stock, ional refinishing by coating with preferably certified seed, it gen a cement-water mixture brushed erally will not pay to use any into the wall. eevd treatment for home garden Onion sets can soon be planted. potatoes. The big sets will make the larg Not all feed flavors in milk est and earliest green onions but come from feeding during milk the smaller sets will usually make ing. In fact, the most trouble the best dry onions. some feed flavors result from feed stuffs the cow ate one or two hours before milking. In other words, the feed fla vors don’t come directly from feed to the milk in the milking bam. Most feed flavors result from (Note: The following two strong flavored feed rftuffs eaten stories were written by members by the cow prior to milking. of 4-H clubs in their record books These flavors are absorbed by the last year. Both tell why their cows’ blood stream and show up participation in club activity has been of help to them.) in the milk. By Janice Garner Concrete silos used to put up Birkenfeld grass silage will need some up During this year I think I have keep work. Concrete is effected learned more than I have in any by silage acids and some etching of my other years of 4-H club can be expected. work. I have learned quite a lot To start with the concrete must about one of the most important be dense if it is to hold up. If things—clothing. I think every silage acid is absorbed by the girl should learn how to sew both •taves the concrete disintegrates. by hand and on the machine. Newer processes in making ce- | I have learned how to sew on a meat staves makes it possible to j button, make different articles, judge and learn the parts of a sewing machine. My club took two divisions of clothing this year. During the first one we mad • pin cushions, needle cases, head scarfs, and learned differ ent kinds of stitches. In the second one we made head scarfs, pot holders and draw string aprons. I also made a gathered skirt just for extra work. During this year I was hos tess several times and also served on the clean-up and entertain ment committees. My office in the club was president > Our leader was Mrs. Mary Mms. Selecting both bulls and fe males for the beef breeding herd will be demonstrated at the fair grounds, Deer Island, Friday, March 20, starting at 10:30 a m. The meeting, sponsored by the Columbia county livestock as sociation, is to assist livestock men in learning about points to consider in selecting breeding stock.« Animals for the demonstration will be brought in by various beef breeders in the county including Jim Moran and Reed Holding, Vernonia; Bert Sharf, Scappoose; Joe Fisher, Warren; C. W. Sher man, Scappoose; and LaBeck and Noll, Clatskanie. Twin Brahman bulls will be exhibited by Jack Sather, Clatskanie. The discussion on animals will be led by Jim Elings, livestock specialist at Oregon State college. This event will include a weight guessing contest. Several ani mals being brought to the meet ing will be weighed and a prize given to the contestant coming closest to guessing the correct weights. Making a rope halter will be demonstrated by Dick Richards, herdsman at Fisher’s Hereford Ranch. The Columbia county livestock association will hold its annual meeting starting at 1:30 p.m. The association will furnish coffee for the noon meal and those at tending the demonstration are Club Work Value Told in Stories SEAWRIGHT’S i H I H H 4 DAY SERVICE ON (DRY CLEANING AND i LAUNDRY MIST — Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hughes were here part of last week from Forest Grove on busi ness pertaining to their new mill under construction. Lawrence Jepson was a village visitor from Birkenfeld Saturday on business. Mr. DeWitt was down from Rock Creek Sunday to see about a cow for sale. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Berg were in Portland last Wednesday. Ray Longworth and son, Wade, and Mr. and Mrs. Ford and sons, Charles and James, of Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Salmi and Janet and Lois of Marshland were Sunday dinner guests of the Chas. Hansens. Saturday callers at the Charles Hansen home were Mr. and Mis. Merl Tiderman from Jewell and Mr. Qnd Mrs. R. Schroeder and Peter from Marshland. After four beautiful spring days Tuesday we have rain again. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Bateson have sold off nearly all of their house- hold goods. They plan on going into their new trailer house the first of next month. I 1 [ > j j • . i The People’s Choice 0m- HIGH QIIU ITV ^ÜMUSUAL SAVINGS^ H X K % © FINE r PICK-UP AND t DELIVERY SERVICE SandH GREEN STAMPS Work on New Mill Given Attention pany, St. Helens; Fern Hill Grange; Marshland Women s club: Scappoose Kiwanis Club; Scap poose Extension Unit; Oregon State Fair; Portland General Electric Company; J. C. Penney Company, St. Helens; Columbia County Fair Board; The Five County Newspapers; Goble 4-H Livestock Club; Mist P.-T-A. Canaan P.-T.A.; Winema Grange; Bachelor Flat Community Club; St. Helens Kiwanis Club; Co lumbia County Pomona Grange; Pythian Sisters, Vernonia; First National Bank, Clatskanie; Sears Ro.buck Foundation; Lower Co lumbia Dairy Co-op, Clatskanie; Bachelor Flat ffomep's Club; Bank of St. Helens; Clatskanie Farm Bureau; Yankton Grange; State Bank of Rainier; and J. C. Penney Company, Clatskanie. The scholarships are awarded to club members on the basis of their 4-H club record for the preceding year. Community scho larships are given to those who have never attended. Any club member who has attended is eli gible to receive any county wide scholarship. ipHONE 853^ ------------- H maintains a high quality in their foods. Meats- -Vegetables Drop in cur complete stock of the very best in foods at BUDGET PRICES. Free Delivery Phone 761 SAVE! SAVE! 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Personally I don't want to "classify” myself aa knowing all the right answers. C»p>ngil, 15G-SERIES 4-Door Sedan $1993 ALSO SEE US FOR OUTSTANDING USED CAR VALUES! VERNONIA AUTO COMPANY Standard Oil Products Phone 342 “He was thinking of quitting hwt now I've pot to talk him into ' "A SAFE PLACE TO TRADE” I uleg Hrrttri f eanjjlioa H Z H Z MZHZHZHZHZHXHZHZHZHXHZHZHXMXNZ ZHZHZHZHZHZHZHXHZHZH^ By Patricia Hickman I feel that by taking Cookery III, I have learned something really worth while this y’ar. I love to cook and I especially en joy baking bread. Although I had a little difficulty at first, it is an art well worth learning. I like baking best of all. f bake quite a lot which explains why I have more baking than required in my record book. Our leader, Mrs. Evelyn Heath, and the girls of the club were a lot of fun and wonderful to work with. This help-d to make cook ing even more enjoyable. Vernonia, Oregon H T H sometime and look over SAM’S FOOD STORE Groceries I J NEHALEM VALLEY ¡ Ì MOTOR FREIGHT ! ^HZHZHXHZHZHZHZHZHXHXHZHZHZKSH 3H3HSHZHZHXHZKXHXMXH H With these days of ris Z ing prices SAM’S still H VERNONIA i CLEANERS ALONG WITH invited to bring a sack lunch and remain for the meeting. The 4-H club summer school is one of the highlights of the year for club members fortunate enough to attend. This event, which is held on the Oregon state college campus each ytar in June, lasts ten days. In 1952, 45 club members at tended from Columbia county. All received $20 scholarships spon sored by various organizations and businesses throughout tne county. The total number at tending from all over the state was 1800. There is a full program of classes during the mornings, as sembly programs and organized athletics in the afternoon and special programs, parties, and "'»her events during the evening. Those attending not only learn a gr at deal from the classes and special programs, but they also learn how to live and get along with others in their living groups. This summer school is made possible by the businesses and organizations that sponsor scho larships for club msmbers. In 1952, the following awarded scho larships to 4-H club members: Natal Grange; Mist Young People’s Club; Mist-Nehalem Ex tension Unit; Warren Grange; Rai nier Wom.n of the Moose; Co lumbia County Tuberculosis and Health Association; Scappoose Garden Club; Vernonia Grange; Beaver Homes Extension Unit; Scappoos'* P.-T.A.; U. S. National Bank, St. Helen«; Quincy P.-T.A.; P.E.O. Sisterhood. St. Helens; Fir-Tex Insulating Board Com Your Chevrolet and G.M. Dealer Vernonia, Oregon
